I just got back from a mastermind at a high-end luxury resort in play at Del Carmen, Mexico.

This is where we go to unplug and elevate our business, but it's anything but inexpensive.

Yet, worth every penny.

In this episode, I'm going to talk about how we justify a luxury like this and what you

can learn about the experience you provide your photography clients.

So the real question is, how are portrait photographers like us able to run a profitable

business and still put our families first without selling digital files for cheap and working all

the time? I'm Sarah Petty, your host of the Worth Every Penny Joycast, and I went from a

stressed-out overworked mama with three babies to being named one of America's most profitable

photographers without working my kids' lives away. Each week, I'll show you how to find and serve

Routique Portrait Photography clients in a world where we compete with free thanks to everyone

having a digital camera in their pocket. Take the first step to adding more joy and profit to your

life by downloading your free photography business tools at joyofmarketing.com or word slash podcast.

Recently, I went to a five-day event hosted by my mentor. It was in Mexico at an all-inclusive

resort. There were hundreds of entrepreneurs from around the world and everyone converged on

this massive resort for a week. Everyone pays at least $25,000 up to $250,000 a year to be in

this group plus travel expenses. Of course, that's always on us. So during the year, we go to

several mastermind meetings in Boise, Idaho and I'm in Springfield, Illinois. And then once a year,

our mentor picks a somewhat bougie place for us to meet. And my friend in Australia has to take

a 24-hour flight and he pays $13,000 for his flight. And he comes three to six times a year. So,

whoa, I need to stop complaining about the hassle it is to get to Boise. And of course,

Mexico is really easy to get to. But the last two years of the mastermind in Paradise, that's what

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